President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee arrive at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Sunday, to begin a state visit to the Philippines. Yonhap Myung Tae-kyun summoned as witness to parliamentary audit By Kwak Yeon-soo President Yoon Suk Yeol has denied having close links to Myung Tae-kyun, a key figure involved in first lady Kim Keon Hee's alleged interference with the ruling party's candidate nominations ahead of the April general elections, according to the presidential office, Wednesday. The office strongly refuted Myung's claim that he has a close relationship with the presidential couple.
"Yoon first met Myung in July 2021 when a senior People Power Party (PPP) official brought Myung to his residence and met him for the second time when a PPP politician visited his residence along with Myung shortly after the encounter," a senior presidential official said on condition of anonymity. "After spotting Myung at a campaign rally near the end of the presidential primary, a PPP politician advised Yoon to distance himself from Myung. Since then, the president has no recollection of exchanging text messages or talking to him on the phone.
" Allegations have surfaced after an online media outlet said that Myung used his relationship with Yoon and the first lady to exert influence in the PPP's candidate nomination process for the April general elections and advise former PPP lawmaker Kim Young-sun to change her district for the elections. Myung, a self-proclai.
